Trump breaks with decades of US policy in jaw-dropping confession that Iran will have missiles as part of peace deal
In a surprising departure from decades of established US foreign policy, President Donald Trump announced that an upcoming peace deal with Iran would likely allow the regime to keep its conventional ballistic missiles, arguing that a complete ban was unrealistic because ‘they have to have some’.
‘What will I do? ‘I’ll let Saudi Arabia have the missiles, but they can’t?’ Trump said during the briefing. ‘Missiles are no problem. ‘They damage a little place, but they don’t blow up the planet.’
A reporter pressed Trump, saying one of Epic Fury’s goals was to destroy Iran’s ballistic missiles.
‘What are they hiding? They now have less money than other nations. The rest is underground. “They can’t even get them out,” Trump defended, adding that they had already destroyed approximately 85 percent of their missiles.
Every American administration for generations has maintained a strict ‘red line’ against Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities.
The issue was a major criticism of President Barack Obama’s 2015 JCPOA; this JCPOA expressly excluded missiles due to Iran’s refusal to negotiate on missiles; It was a move that hawks, including Trump himself, heavily criticized during his first term.
Trump withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, calling the missile program an ‘unfinished business’ and then launched a maximum pressure campaign demanding full restrictions on missiles.
But speaking to reporters about a new memorandum of understanding, Trump broke ties not only with his predecessors but also with his own historical stance by acknowledging that Iran would likely have a missile arsenal.
In a surprising departure from decades of established US foreign policy, President Donald Trump announced that an upcoming peace deal with Iran would likely allow the regime to keep its conventional ballistic missiles, arguing that a complete ban was unrealistic because ‘they have to have some’.
A reporter presses Trump to say that one of Epic Fury’s goals is to destroy Iran’s ballistic missiles
President Trump, flanked from left by Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaks at a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.
Iran’s sudden concession that it ‘must have’ them is not just a break with established bipartisan policy; it’s a U-turn on his early record.
The new road map, which aims to freeze hostilities in the Middle East, provide economic aid to Iran and initiate the ’60-day negotiation process’, has sparked intense debate on both sides.
The primary flashpoint is a provision that could potentially create a staggering $300 billion ‘reconstruction and development fund for Iran’ and raise sharp questions about whether the proposed incentives offer too many concessions.
The debate centers on a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran that has not yet been officially published.
According to reports detailing the document, the interim framework is designed to stop further escalation after months of intense conflict that recently peaked with the American attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, pushing the region to the brink of all-out war.
Rather than focusing solely on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, the comprehensive agreement reportedly covers nearly all critical geopolitical pressure points in the region, including Lebanon, the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions policy, maritime security, and the future presence of American forces in the Middle East.
